Hi all,
Just purchased the car and would appreciate any truthful and proven recommendations. I previously used Amsoil SSO in my mitsubishi, can I use the same? Or any other better oils? I am willing to spend more $$ for better oils. BMW recommends Castrol, but I can't get german castrol in my country and I think the rest of the castrol line up are just average processed group III oils. Or is it the best?
Secondly, BMW recommends >15k miles OCI, it is safe? Car millage now is at 66k kilometers. Pls help. Thanks in advance guys!
Engine oil for 2006 BMW 525i E60 engine.
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I'd be looking at the owners manual but as a minimum ACEA A3,B3, and LL01 would be my minimum spec.
Originally Posted By: benzai
Hi all,
Just purchased the car and would appreciate any truthful and proven recommendations. I previously used Amsoil SSO in my mitsubishi, can I use the same? Or any other better oils? I am willing to spend more $$ for better oils. BMW recommends Castrol, but I can't get german castrol in my country and I think the rest of the castrol line up are just average processed group III oils. Or is it the best?
Secondly, BMW recommends >15k miles OCI, it is safe? Car millage now is at 66k kilometers. Pls help. Thanks in advance guys!
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Thanks guys to the replies. Really appreciate. I think I found the best oil that's available to me. Btw I think I will change my oil every 10k KM regardless of what the oil sensors tell me as I intend to keep this ride for long. Cheers!
http://www.castrol.com/castrol/productdetailmin.do?categoryId=9014062&contentId=7027054
Edge Sport is State of the Art. If you like fancy oils, that's as good as it gets in name brands w/approval.
AMSoil SSO 0w-30 has the necessary HT/HS and is a fine example of an oil which exceeds requirements for your engine, but does not carry the BMW Approval, for a number of frivilous reasons.
Depending on your driving cycles, a 30 weight oil might be desirable. One like Valvoline MaxLife would be high on my list. Perhaps Castrol Edge 5w-30 or SLX 0w-30. Those are both common "Werkstadt" oils, Edge 0w-40 being less common excepting the M-Series or cars which see track duty. The final call on visc depends on your oil temps. Do you exceed +100c?
Originally Posted By: benzai
I previously used Amsoil SSO in my mitsubishi, can I use the same?
Originally Posted By: benzai
Thanks guys to the replies. Really appreciate. I think I found the best oil that's available to me. Btw I think I will change my oil every 10k KM regardless of what the oil sensors tell me as I intend to keep this ride for long. Cheers!
http://www.castrol.com/castrol/productdetailmin.do?categoryId=9014062&contentId=7027054
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Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: benzai
I previously used Amsoil SSO in my mitsubishi, can I use the same?
Originally Posted By: Trajan
To quote Doug Hillary, BMW's engine lubricant requirements are well known
The spec's actual requirements would be somewhat more "informative" than just another re-itteration of the list. Originally Posted By: Trajan
I imagine that you would have a similar site. Probably bmw.com If so, better to go there. I think the dealer oil is relabled German Castrol. So if you have to go that route....
Can you get Mobile 1? If so, M1 0w-40 is one of the approved oils.
The 15K OCI. You can go up to 15K. It depends on driving style for the most part. When I turn the key on in my car, the display shows me just how many miles I have left on the OCI. I'm guessing that yours is the same?
It certainly will not hurt to go 7500K.
Originally Posted By: Jim 5
Originally Posted By: Trajan
I imagine that you would have a similar site. Probably bmw.com If so, better to go there. I think the dealer oil is relabled German Castrol. So if you have to go that route....
Can you get Mobile 1? If so, M1 0w-40 is one of the approved oils.
The 15K OCI. You can go up to 15K. It depends on driving style for the most part. When I turn the key on in my car, the display shows me just how many miles I have left on the OCI. I'm guessing that yours is the same?
It certainly will not hurt to go 7500K.
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Originally Posted By: Audi Junkie
AMSoil SSO 0w-30 has the necessary HT/HS and is a fine example of an oil which exceeds requirements for your engine, but does not carry the BMW Approval, for a number of frivilous reasons.
Previous AMSoil 0w-30 had a 3.5cP. My bad.
I think BMW Owner's Club is confusing Castrol (TXT) at 12cSt 3.5cP with Mobil 1 5w-30 10cSt at 2.9cP.
Higher HT/HS for the same +100C is the hallmark of a better oil, imo. Take Mobil 1 0w-40 vs GC 0w-30. Same HT/HS, and that's before the shearing. Once is a 12cSt oil and the other takes 14cSt to make spec.
Originally Posted By: Audi Junkie
Originally Posted By: Trajan
To quote Doug Hillary, BMW's engine lubricant requirements are well known
The spec's actual requirements would be somewhat more "informative" than just another re-itteration of the list. "BMW dealer oil isn't GC, it's the same oil that's sold in Europe as Castrol TXT Softec Plus 5w-30. You can get some information on it by googling that. It's a decent oil that has shown very good UOA's.
Other oils known to carry the approval for these BMW inline 6's are:
- German Castrol 0w-30
- M1 0w-40"
The above all sounds right. I use Castrol Syntec 0W-30 (GC) in my 2000 BMW 528i. It has the BMW LL01 rating. Seems to work fine. I change the oil at half the oil monitor recommended period (ie at about 10,000 Km) but am now planning to change the filter every other change - as it looks really clean.
Ecotourist
I own a '06 525i.
The M1 0W-40 is a great aftermarket choice.
Look for the BMW LL01 designation on whatever you use.
BMW's recommended long change intervals don't make a lot of sense to me.
I feel more comfortable at 7,500 miles between changes.
Look for the "Long-Life" oil, but don't use it for long intervals. Gotcha.